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ro- «• ha in. >n, 3S> vU ia. 3n DIXIE LEA JE DEMANDS DATES FROM SOUTHERN OVER 100,000 .id. | THE SUNDAY AMERICAN'S NET PAID CIRCULATION The National Southern Sunday Newspaper The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WAN I ADS—Use for Results VOL. XII. NO. 116. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1913. By^raoUaTca 2 CENTS. P J }* R 1 £> NIGHT EDITION NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS WAR OVER TINKER ELOPERS SO SURE OF PARENTAL BLESSING THEY REFUSE TO WORRY [Brooklyn Club Head Declares He Will Fight to Hold Player. Murphy Wants Him, Too. CINCINNATI. Dec. IS.—The direc- tors of the Cincinnati baseball club this afternoon canceled the $25,000 deal by which Shortstop Joe Tinker was sold to the Brooklyn club. The directors decided that players and not cash were wanted in ex change for Tinker, and immediately after voting on the cancellation of the cash deal they wired Charles H. Ebbets, president of the Brooklyn club, stating that they would con sider a new offer for Tinker If it in volved some Brooklyn players. The Cincinnati directors wanted exchange for Tinker either Pitch- - Yingling or Ragon and either (utfielder Moran or Stengel. They rst stated they wanted either Pitch er Nap Rucker or Outfielder Zach Wheat, but Garry Herrmann, presi dent of the club, told them there was no chance for such a deal. The acquisition of Herzog and Hartley, of the Giants, in exchange for Bescher was ratified. I Ebbets Says He Will Fight to Keep Tinker. NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—“Under the I baseball laws. Joe Tinker 1s the legal I property of the Brooklyn club, and 1 1 intend to keep him at any cost,” was I the retort made this afternoon by President Charles H. Ebbets, of the I Brooklyn club to the action of the I Cincinnati club in cancelling the deal I made Friday whereby, for $25,000, [Tinker was sold to Brooklyn. ^ 'President Herrmann, of the Cin- nnati club, and myself entered into I the contract in good faith,” continued I Ebbets. “He was the representative I of the Cincinnati club, and as such, [under baseball laws—and every other I law, too—his acts are binding. He Isold Tinker to me for $25,000. and 1 [intend to keep him, If I have to go I to the courts to gain my end.” |Tinker Wants to With the Cubs. | Play CHICAGO, Dec. 15.—-“I will not [join any club now until Chicago has jbeen given a chance to bid for my services,” said Joe Tinker this after- jnoon on being apprised of the action 'of the Cincinnati directors with re gard to Manager Ebbets’ offer for the shortstop. “I consider the deal open find also that Chicago has a right to bid if it desires. I am anxious to play for Chicago again. Murphy must be given a. square deal in the matter.” “My reserve list goes forward by mail to Cincinnati to-night,” said r harles W. Murphy, owner of the Chicago Cubs, when informed this afternoon that the deal with Brook lyn for Shortstop Joe Tinker had ap parently fallen through. “I will make a bid for Tinker's service, but am rolng to offer Cincinnati some play ers, as they seem to want them lrather than money.” WILSON ISISQLICITORIS PEEVED ST LATEST NEWS Divorces Wife for Soft Drink Habit Because, among other things, his fc’ife spent his money on soda foun tain drinks, ice cream and In other “foolish ways,” H. L. McConnell was Granted a total divorce from Mrs. Bessie McConnell in Judge Ellis court Monday. McConnell charged that he gave his *ife all of the salary he received as baggagemaster at the Southern Rail way Company. Mrs. McConnell de- nied the charges McConnell ex pressed a willingness to provide for *nd educate the children KILLS LITTLE BROTHER LEXINGTON. KY.. Dec. 15.—The six- °ar-old aon of Samuel Walker, of Mt. [ 1-ebanon, killed his four-year-old brother when he picked up his fath er's revolver from a table and pulled <+ ^ trtegan* ~ President Orders Probe Caraboa Society Dinner Where His Pol icies Were Ridiculed. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Presi- dent Wilson this afternoon ordered Secretary of War Garrison and Sec retary of the Navy Daniels to make an examination of the. eleventh annual dinner of the Military' Order of the Carabao, composed of army and navy officers, who have served in the Phil ippines, held in Washington last Thursday night. The President has taken exception to the satires and sarcasms directed at himself and Secretary of State Bryan by the diners. President WLson’s Mexican policy was laughed at by the members of the Carabao Society and the Secre tary' of State and his peace policies were ridiculed openly in song and speech. When Secretary Daniels ad dressed the Carabaos strongly favor ing Philippine independence a mark ed murmur of disapproval came from the diners and later the idea of Phil ippine independence was satirized by an automatic effigy of a Filipino. President Wilson believes the dig nity of the administration has been touched and to-day order i the two members of his cabinet to investigate the entire affair. President Wilson suggested to Sec. retaries Garrison and Daniels that those responsib 1 '* for the sarcastic criticisms be reprimanded. After a conference Secretary Gar rison and Secretary Daniels called upon Roar Admiral Howard and Quartermaster General Aleshire, the highest ranking officers at the din ner for an explanation. A skit which particularly dis pleased President Wilson was a song in which the words appeared: “Damn, damn, damn, the insur- rectos.” Secretary" Daniels told Admiral Howard that this song should not be sung again at any future functions of the organization and suggested to Admiral Howard that he reject the presidency’ of the Carabao. Mad Dog at ‘Social’ Bites Eight Persons; Mayor Saves Tots RACING RESULTS Wilson to Rename Clements; Another Job Found for Glenn WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—That the President has practically determined to re-appoint Judson C. Clements, of Oeorga. to the Interstate Commerce Commission became known at the White House to-day. Despite his advanced age, Commis sioner Clements still is vigorous and is one of the leading railroad experts of the national. Former Governor Glenn, of North Carolina, was i candidate for the place, but President Wilson has decided to appoint him to the International Boundary Commission. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia: Local rains Mon day; fair Tuesday. Awaiting “parental blessings,” Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Barnes, a well-known young couple of (’alhoun, Ga., who eloped to Atlanta Saturday night and were married, w ere confident Monday they would be forgiven and were so happy they refused to worry about it. The blessings haven't arrived as yet. The happy young pair will reside at No. 121 Capitol avenue. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. G. P. Stone at his residence, No. 354 Luckie street, immediately after the couple arrived in Atlanta. "Believe me, I was scared,” said the bridegroom, who is but 19 years old. “I wasn’t,” interposed the bride, to uphold the honor of their newly- established wedlock. Mrs. Barnes is 16. “But I feel like an old-timer in the marriage game now,’’ Barnes added. Mrs. Barnes was formerly Mlsa Clara May Littlefield. She was a stu dent at Miss Wood berry’s School here until November 1. Her husband had | been at college at Nashville. How- ( ever, neither could live without the I other, they explained it Monday, and j so they agreed to run away from Their respective schools and return lo * Lalhoim. . AT CHARLESTON. FIRST—Six furlongs: Pluvious, 113 (Ward), U-2, 8-5, 3-5. won; Flying Yankee, 115 (Rightmeier), 3-1, 3-5, out, second: Willis, 114 (Skirvir), 12-1, *4-1, 8-5, third. Time, 1:164-6. Eaton. Schaller, Charles Cannell, Rag man, Belfast, Beverstein and Mike Cohen also ran. SECOND -Six furlongs: Agnier, 110 (Neander), 3, 9-10, 2-5. won; Kiva, 110 (McTaggart), 8-5, 4-5, 7-2(», second; Laura, 100 (Martin), 10, 7-2, 6-5, third. Time, 1:16 3-5. Tomboy, Tom Holland, Puck, Berkley also ran. THIRD—Mile and 20 yards: Joe Dlebold, 108 (Goose). 13-5, 7-5, 3-5, won; Pardner, .12 (Deronde), 4, 6-5, 2-5, second: Dr. Waldo Briggs, IK (Turner), 7, 5-2, 1, third. Time, 1:43 3-5. Counterpart, btarbottle, Harry Lauder, L. II. Adair also ran. FOURTH Five and one-half fur longs Lady Lightning, 105 (Bux ton), 8, 3, 7, won; Floral Park, 112 (Pauley), 6. 2, 1 second; Sherwood, 107 (Byrne), 7. 11-5. 3-5, third. Timo 1:08 3-5 Ella Bryson also ran. ('arl- ton G. fell. AT JUAREZ. FIRST—Six furlongs: Frazzle, 100 (Taplin), 3. 1, 1-2, won; Robert. 110 (Olaver), 5, 8-5, 4-5, second; Garden of Allah 107 (Cross), 2, 7-10. 2-5, third. Time 1:17 2 5. Durin. <'rex. Gold Dusk, Brack Bonta, Topnot also ran. DR. DELOACH’S MOTHER DEAD. Dr. A. G. DeLoaeli is in Southwest Georgia attending the funeral of his mother. He will return to the city Wed- STARK VILLE, MISS., Dec. 15.— Mayor Will Hamner was badly bitten by a mad dog to-day when he risked his life to save several school chil dren attacked at a public school. The animal knocked Hamner to the ground and bit him in the face and several places on the body. P. G. Smith came to Mayor Ham per's aid and was also badly bitten. Before the dog was killed with a club it bit three children and five adults. Senate Kills Public Ownership of Banks WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—Hy a vote of 40 to 35, the Senate to-day laid on the table the Hitchcock amendment to the pending currency bill provid ing for public ownership of the re gional reserve banks and a maximum number of four regional reserve banks. Senator Hitchcock, Democrat, voted with the Republicans against tabling the measure and Senator Poindexter. Progressive, voted with the Democrats. PotashFoolsPunsters; Has Name Changed I NEW YORK. Dec. 15.—Morris Pot ash has had his name changed by Supreme Court Justice Cohalan to Morris Fine. Potash said life had been made mis erable for him since the advent of •'Potash and P6^1mu.Uer, , • I WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Becau.e of his serious physical condition, President Wilson to-day pardoned J. C. Roberts, who pleaded guilty at Louisville to counterfeiting Mexican bank notes. Roberta was sentenced September 13, 1909, to six years in the penitentiary and a fine of $30. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 15.—Yaqul In dians from Sinaloa have gone on the j war path in Lower California, ac cording to reports received to-dav. State’s Evidence in Frank Case Is ^° e d t0W T*h 8 h w b rd n vi«. ptu ^,*v n cd Called Most Flimsy That Ever w. r .k '17 _ , the rebels had been defeated in their Uonvicted a man. recent attack. Replying to the savage atacks that had been made by Reuben Arnold upon his methods of conducting the investigation into the Mary Phag.in murder mystery, Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey Monday, in the pres ence of the Supreme Court, defied the attornevs of Leo M. Frank and an nounced that he r.ot only had vo apology to make for any of his ac tions but that he would repeat them if he had the investigation to conduct over again. “They say that I have summoned witnesses contrar to law,” he de clared, "but I would n f hesitate to do It again if similar clrcumstanoes arose. They are so obsessed with the idea that something was wrong in the way we interrogated the witnesses that they have set down in black and white that I made Minola McKnlght make her second affidavit up there ir. my office. “As a mater of fact, it was at the police department. I neither coun seled for i.or against it. If I could not help the detectives solve the mys tery, 1 certainly was not going to place obstacles in their path.” Dorsey countered on the charges made by the defense when he char acterized Arnold's argument as “abounding in misquotation and mis representation.” And he added: “It does not' stop there. Here in this brief there is the most elaborate misstatement of facts one could find in a long search. Startling New Theory. “I am going to ask the privilege to file a supplemental brief in order to call the attention of your honors to some of the most glaring examples.” The Solicitor voiced a startling am plification of his theory of the mur der before he progressed far in his argument against the judges of the Supreme Court granting Frank a new- trial He had suggested during the trial that the fact that Frank ap peared startled when Mrs. Arthur White came suddenly upon him .as he stood before the safe in his office was an indication of his guilt To the Supreme Court he ventured the opinion that Frank at that mo ment was taking Mary Phagan’s pay envelope out of the box in the safe with the intention of destroying It, and that he was thrown into a panic by the sound of Mrs. White’s voice as he was doing this. “When Frank was standing there at the safe he was planning to get and destroy the envelope so that no one In the world ever would find it,” said the Solicitor. Asked About Pay Envelope. "The only suggestion that he ever made to the detectives in an apparent effort to help them in the solution of the mystery—save his evident at tempts to throw suspicion on Lee, Conley and Gantt—was his query to the officers: ’Have you found the pay envelope?' "We contend that he had gone back to the metal room and had attacked the little girl and foully had mur dered her, and then had gone back to his office and opened the safe to ab stract and destroy the pay envelope w’hlch Mary had come to the factory to get. That's why he was startled “We contend that he had had his lustful eyes on the girl for weeks be fore. We have the background of bad character. Twenty of the State s witnesses testified to that. This was the underlying <auso of the whole tragedy and its explanation. “He said when he went to identify girl that he did not know her CHICAGO, Dec. 15.—Prinoe Hanish, head of the tun cult, found guilty of sending obscene matter by express from one State to another was to-day sentenced bv Federal Judge Mack to six months in the house of correction and a fine of $2,500. ROME, GA., Dec. 15.—Frank B. Wood, aged 45, was knoc. jd from a stepladder by a flying belt and killed this afternoon at the Rome Furniture Factory. Wood was repairing the belt on a moving pulley wnen it broke and struck him in the face.- He fell, striking headforemost on a concrete floor, dying of concusion of the brain en route to hospital. ENTRIES the. and he had to go to his bOv»ks to look up whether he had paid her or not. He thought he had the Saturday be fore. Yet on V. nday he told the de tectives that Gantt knew Mary Pha- gan well and was an intimate friend of hers. “How did he know this if he did Contirvucd on Paac 7. Column 4. AT CHARLESTON. FIRST—Purse, $300; 2-year-olds; maidens: 5V a furlongs; Messauet 112. Kettledrum 116, Cliff Maid 112, Water I*ad 115, Bulgarian 115. Jezall 115, Sir ('a led ore 112, A1 Jones 115, Dick's Pet 112. SECOND—Purse, $300, 3-year-olds and up; selling, 5Vs furlongs: Harrs McIntyre 102, The Busybody 104, Dam Shark 108. Ryestraw 10b, Question Mark 103. Servlcem e 108, Coming Coon 106, Hearthstone 101, Snowriakes 99, Loretta Dwyer 98, Willis 97, Silas Grump 103. THIRD- Purse. $300; 3-year-ofdS and up. selling, 6V» furlongs; Robert Brad ley 110, Chester Krum 112. Vlley 102. Amoret 113, Americus 108, Deduction 111, Ann Tilly 102, Briarpath 105 FOURTH—All ages; purse. $400; con ditions; 6 furlongs: Ivan Gardner 93. ('ampeon 109, Winning Witch 109. Ce lesta 105, Star Actress 105, I., H. Adair 105, Basiante 92. FIFTH Purse, $400; 2-year-olds, sell ing. 7 furlongs Lost Fortune 106, Htel- lata 105, Single Ray 109, Patty kogan 106. Behest 104. Ada 106. Otranto 106 SIXTH Purs*-. $400. selling; 3-year olds and up; mile and 70 yards. Ella Grane 106. Stentor 109. Kinmundy 104, Feather Duster 109. Llnhrnok 101. Dy namite 112, Ralph Lloyd 106, Knight of I ncas 107, Dr. Dougherty 112. Golden Treasure 109, Jahot 107, Earl <*f Savoy IM Weather cloudy. Track good Woman Is Held on Swindling Charge Mrs. G Q. Aiken, residing for the past several weeks at No. 118 Capitol avenue, was arrested Monday after noon on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses made against her In Cincinnati. She had been em ployed by a wholesale firm here. She said she came to Atlanta with her husband and little daughter but had been deserted by them. She de nied knowledge of the Cincinnati crime with which she is charged. High Court Frees Carolina Banker WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—The Su preme Court to-day dismissed the criminal cane of the Government astninat John H Carter, indicted for bank fraud at Greensboro, N. C\, and upheld Federal Judge Boyd, who sus tained a demurrer to the indictment against Carter, but refused to explain In what particular it waa deficient. Slays Himself on Son’s Grave in Night CLEVELAND, Dec. 15.—George M. Todd, former manager of two theaters hare, committed suicide last night in a dramatic manner in Morencl, Mich., his old home. Some time in the night Todd rode Into the town and went to the cem etery. There he knelt beside the grave of his little son, drained a bottle of car bolic add and then shot himself. He had had domestic trouble. Launch Dreadnought 'Tiger'King of Navies Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian, CLYDEBANK. SCOTLAND, Deo. 15.—The dreadnought Tiger, the most formidable warship ( n the world, was successfully launched here to-day. Her displacement is 28,000 tons, and she will cost $10,250,000. She will carry eight fifteen-inch guns, and will have 100,000-horsepower turbine en gines. The voxel's contract speed is 30 Proposition Made to Southern Moguls in Meeting Here Taken Under Consideration. In 1915 there will be two baseball leagues In the South—the Southern and the Dixie. Everything may be peaceful between—and again it may not. The Dixie League has announced that It will have clubs 1n Atlanta, Birmingham, Chattanooga, Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, Shreveport and Little Rock. The first six cities named possess Southern League franchises. Little Rock and Shreve port have In the past been Southern League cities, but their franchises were transferred. The Dixie League is anxious to Join organized baseball. It Is for continuous baseball in the cities where the Southern holds franchises. It wants to he classed as an “A" league, the same as the Southern. Southern League Meets. The board of directors of the Southern League met to-day at Hotel Ansley. During the session of the Kavanaugh magnates. Messrs. Pom eroy and Hood, local attorneys, ap peared before them as representa tives of the Dixie League. They asked that they he allowed to Join the Southern organization in continuous baseball; they asked to be allowed to rent the grounds of the Southern League In the six cities that that now hold Southern franchises. Messrs. Pomeroy and Hodd meant business. They hinted that there would be a Dixie League In 1915 whether the Southern League cared or not They put the magnates of Judge Kavanaugh In such a position that it Is not unlikely that their bid will be heeded. At any rate, after en hour'a oration hy Messrs. Pomeroy and Hood, th* directors of the Southern League elected President Kavanaugh, Char ley Coleman and A. J. Helnemann as a committee to consider the plea of the newcomers and to report what they consider advisable at the spring meeting of the league. League Is Divided. For the betterment of the sched ule the Southern league clubs ware divided Into two sections—the North, ern and Eastern. Under Ihe northern heading will be Atlanta, Chat'inooga, Memphis and Nashville. The southern division will consist of New Orleans. Mem phis, Montgomery and Birmingham. It is hoped that by this re-arrange ment Atlanta will not be forced t.> cut short many of the Saturday games, a feature of last seasons schedule very unpleasant to the Get* City fans. An amendment to the rules of the league was offered when one of ‘ha magnets asked that a vote be taken to see whether or not managers who are not players be allowed to go on the coaching lln'S. It was voted down. Schedule Committee Named. The present gua-antee of g 125 per game stands, although some of the moguls asked that It be raised to *250. Tile following schedule committee, the same as last year’s, was elected: Judge Kavanaugh, O. B. Andrews and C. Z. Coulson. All eight of the clubs were repre sented at the meetings to-day, as follows: Atlanta: F. E. Callaway, A. J. Ryan, Charles Nunnally and Manager Billy Smith; Chattanooga: 0. B. An drews; New Orleans: A. J. Heine- man and Charley Frank; Mobile: C, Z. Coulson and Manager Briscos Lord; Memphis: F P. Coleman; Nashville: W. G. Hirzig; Montgom ery; M. P. Wilcox and Manager Bob by Gllks; Birmingham R. H Baugh and W. D. Smith. SUES FOR $26,000. COLUMRUB, Dec 16. Davie E. Smith, a former employee of the Central ,,f Georgia Railroad has brought suit for $25,000 damages against the com pany for injuries received while sm- jiktfad by ;iie Central, ^ .-